Namibia: Indigenous Groups' Long Road To Claim Their Rights

Namibia: Indigenous Groups' Long Road To Claim Their Rights   Two indigenous groups have stood up to the powers that be in Namibia to claim their rights. In two separate declarations, the Himba and Zemba ethnic groups made plain their demands to government.   Phil ya Nangoloh, a human rights defender and Executive Director of NamRights, a Namibian human rights organization, explained to MRG how a hitherto powerless and voiceless people took their advocacy to the highest...

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